ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,329,861, issued on June 17, was assigned to ATEGENOS PHARMACEUTICALS INC. (Cambridge, Mass.).

"Transdermal drug delivery system and uses thereof" was invented by William Kazman (Westford, Mass.), Donald DeGolyer (Kiawah Island, S.C.) and Darren Leo Miller (Westford, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present disclosure provides transdermal drug delivery systems, methods, and platforms. In one example, the smart patch includes a drug-containing layer, a communication interface, and one or more sensors configured to detect a status change of the smart patch to the smart patch, the status change of the smart patch including one or mor...